On Dec. 2nd at 2:47pm Emma Noelle Barnett was born! Laura decided to deliver her naturally using "Hypnobirth techniques", and although it was a lot of work (on both Kart and Laura's part), she was able to do it! The thing that helped her through it the most was having Kart push on her knees (right below the kneecap) during each contraction. Sounds strange, I know, but it opens up the hips and helped cut the pain in half! Having music playing helped keep Laura, and everyone else, focused as well. Other than those two things, it was a lot of deep concentrated breathing through each contraction. Labor lasted 9 hours, with about 30 mins of pushing.
Emma is a great sleeper and eater. She's been great at breastfeeding- which we're so grateful for! And she's very cuddly.
She wants to always be held. We're all enjoying having this precious girl in our family.
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